• Microsoft will be launching Windows 7 in October, as previously blurted out by executives at Acer. Manufacturers will start receiving copies of the system next month, but ordinary punters will need to wait until October 22 - just short of two years and nine months after Vista hit the shelves.

• Thousands of websites have been hit by a hacking attack, according to IDG. The strike directs users to a fake Google Analytics page, which then downloads malware onto the victim's PC.

• Anyone who saw the great documentary film King of Kong might be interested to know that Steve Wiebe attempted to break the Donkey Kong high score at E3 this week - but didn't make it. Wiebe made three attempts, including the dreaded "green screen of death", but none of them beat the score registered by Billy Mitchell. Sob.